Tesekkur Ederiz Afiyet Olsun, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman Todd and I have noticed that whether we were in the Cappadocian center or miles away on the Western coast, most menus in Turkey have had the same short list…
Blue Mosque Under Spirograph Skies, Istanbul, Turkey | Art by Todd Berman I think we’ve been traveling too long. Todd and I have gotten too used it being just us two. It’s our last morning at our hostel in Istanbul…
Prayer at the Blue Mosque, Istanbul | Photo by Lauren Girardin Todd and I were worried because our first days in Turkey would coincide with the last days of the Muslim holy month, Ramazan (also called Ramadan). We’ve been warned…
As we’ll probably mention again later, prices of just about everything in Turkey is surprisingly high. In Istanbul in particular, we couldn’t afford to eat at the kind of restaurants we would have liked to, in part because of the…